In what may go down as the strangest news in [the column's] history, last week a 60-year-old registered lobbyist insisted that a squirrel said "hello" to him on Capitol Hill. The lobbyist, who would not allow us to use his name for fear of losing clients, represents a chemical company, Clariant. He lives at Hill House, an apartment complex that many lawmakers call home, and has been a registered lobbyist since May 15 of last year.
We're reporting this story not because we believe in the miraculous squirrel, but because it reveals what colorful people work on Capitol Hill.
